Hi everyone,
This is my first contribution to the forum, although I've been reading you for many years. Let me present myself, I'm a spaniard with a Engineering and a Master degree that a few months ago decided to change his career in order to be where he loves to be: the sky.
I didn't doubt in choosing the modular way towards the (f)ATPL, and so far I've completed the PPL in Madrid. Then, I want to enroll into a foreigner FTO just because I want to escape from the terrible and unefficient Spanish Aviation Authority.
My next step will be the 14 ATPLs through distance learning so I can do it cheap by staying at home. I am basically considering two options: Bristol and Oxford. I am more inclined into the latter one because I studied my PPL with Oxford books and they were really superb. The price difference on the course itself is not that much (something like £2100 vs £2400), besides, a large proportion of the costs will be due to travel and living expenses during the 2x 2-week lectures + examination days.
I also considered CATS, however their organization of the lectures into three modules instead of two does not fully convince me. In addition to that, I'd buy the Oxford books rather than the printed material they offer, thus reducing their price advantage.
So, if someone has anything to say about these groundschools besides what has been already said into this forum (I read many many posts about the subject), it surely will be welcomed
. If not, just take this post as an introductory one from another pilot wannabe.
See you in the sky!